So with bullish and bearish wedges, despite being called bullish for example this means it is likely a breakout to the upside is likely but it could also be a breakout to the downside as well/
it’s about probabilities (isn’t everything, in trading?)
but you have the principle right, certainly
in practice, they’re difficult to interpret, and i do think it’s probably significant that Bulkowski (the widely acclaimed/accredited “arch-guru” of chart patterns) doesn’t think much of them
but i may be biased by always having found them very difficult, myself
I stopped looking at patterns a long time ago, results are too inconsistent.
The only patterns I pay attention to now are double/triple tops/bottoms (indicating SR levels) and channels (indicating trend), on the 4H or higher timeframes.
Used in combination with long term price action, I personally find these quite reliable.
Ah ok that makes sense. I think a lot of patterns are diificult to interpret and can be unreliable however what timeframes should I be focusing on for identifying patterns?